专题限时训练(二十) [完形填空第二节(二)]

(一) I’m very glad to receive your letter. From your letter, I know you have shown __1__ great interest in inventing new things. That’s great. A

s for how to be an inventor, there is no quick answer to __2__ .

Coming from different cultures and having different backgrounds, inventors do not seem to have much __3__ common. But creative thinking, __4__ is greatly valued, is

perhaps the basic skill an inventor should have. In order to explore new possibilities, you will have to learn to break problem in understanding. More importantly, always keep it in your mind the result of a long process of trial and error. Above __7__ success is no accident. It is __5__ __6__ from old thought patterns. When you get stuck, try to look at the many ways as possible. Each new way may improve your

__8__， the main task for you is to study

hard and try to learn more knowledge. This, of course, will lay a solid foundation. Hope your future invention will make a difference. 1．________ 5．________ 2.________ 3.________ 4.________ 6.________ 7.________ 8.________ (二) The poor are very wonderful people. One evening we went out and we picked up four people from the street. And __9__ of them was in a most terrible condition, and I told the sisters: You looked worse. So I did for her all beautiful smile on her face. she died. I could not I were in

take care of the other three. I take care of this one __10__

that my love can do. I put her in bed, and there was such __11__

She took hold of my hand as she said just the words “thank you” __12__

help but examine my conscience before her and I asked what I would say __13__

her place. And my answer was very simple. I would have tried to draw a little attention __14__ myself. I would have said “I am hungry, I am dying, I am cold, I am in pain”， or something, but she gave me much more—she gave me her grateful love. And she died __15__ a smile on her

face. That is why we believe __16__ Jesus had said: I was hungry, I was naked, I was homeless, I was unwanted, unloved, uncared for, and you did it to me. 9．________ 10.________ 11.________ 12.________ 16.________

13．________ 14.________ 15.________

(三) Gandhi, an Indian national hero, was honored __17__ the father of the Indian nation. He has been respected and beloved by the Indians. He was born in India in 1869.Following the local custom, he got __18__ at the age of

13.In 1888 he sailed to England, __19__

he studied law for three years and became a lawyer.

On his return to India, he was sent to South Africa to work on a law case. In South Africa he was surprised to find that the problem of racial discrimination(种族歧 视)was serious. There he formed an organization and started a magazine to fight __20__ equal rights. Gandhi returned to India in 1915, when India was controlled by the British. He led the Indians to fight for an end to the British rule and __21__ for his country. In the political movement many Indians including Gandhi were put in prison. __22__， the struggles never stopped. The British government had to give __23__ and India became an independent country

in 1947.__24__， Gandhi was shot by an Indian who opposed his views and died on January 30th,1948. 17．________ 18.________ 19.________ 21．________ 22.________ 23.________ 20.________ 24.________

(四) New studies show how food and its production affect the globe and its climate. The process of making a hamburger, for example, requires lots of energy. A cow has to be fed and raised on farmland. And cow waste is a major source of methane(沼气)— __25__ especially powerful __26__

greenhouse gas. The cow has to be killed. The meat has to be processed and shipped,

takes fuel. Most of the cow won’t even be used for meat people eat. By the time a hamburger finally lands to a dinner plate, __27__ has made bad effect on the environment.

We can reduce the production of global warming gases by eating less beef. Other kinds of meat like pork and chicken do __28__ harm to the environment—at least in terms of the __29__ , all kinds of meat are harder __30__ the

(五) A walking robot maid which can clean a home, dump clothes in a washing machine and even heat food in a microwave has been developed by South Korean scientists. Mahru- has a humanZ like __33__ including a rotating head, arms, legs and six fingers __34__ __35__ with, its

plus threedimensional vision to recognize chores(家庭杂事)that need to be media reports said on Monday. “The most distinctive strength of MahruZ

visual ability to observe objects, recognize the tasks needed to be completed, and carry

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out，”You Bum- head of the cognitive(认知) robot centre at the Korea Institute of Science Jae, and Technology, told the Korea Times. “It recognizes people, can turn on microwave ovens,

washing machines and toasters, and also pick up sandwiches, cups senses as objects.”

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whatever else it

The institute took two years to develop MahruZ,

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is 1.3 metres tall and weighs

55 kilograms. It could also work with an earlier maid robot called Marhu- which moves on M wheels, since both can be remotely controlled through a computer server. __39__ from

dealing with chores, researchers say Mahru- can also be used in conditions too difficult or Z dangerous for humans. But mass production for commercial __40__ is still on the way. 36.________ 40.________

(七) Every year, thousands of people come to Edinburgh, the capital city of Scotland, to be part of the Edinburgh Festival. For three weeks every August and September the city is filled with actors and artists from __49__ over the world. They come to Edinburgh __50__ the biggest

arts festival in Britain. During this time the streets of the city are alive with music and dance from __51__ morning till late at night. You can even see artists，painting pictures on the streets. __52__ students do comedy shows in

One of the best parts of the Festival is the “Fringe”， small halls and café s. Tens __53__

thousands of tourists come to the Festival to see new films and plays and

hear music performed by famous musicians. This year, you can see over five hundred performances __54__ actors from more than forty countries.

The tickets for these performances are quite cheap and it is usually easier to see your favorite stars in Edinburgh __55__ it is in London. Come to Edinburgh next summer, but remember __56__ why not book your hotel now?

(八) Sports should help a man to learn fairness, not only in games but also for life. If two teams play __57__ game, one team must lose. If a dozen teams attend an athletic competition，one team will get the most points and all the __58__ eleven teams will get __59__ points. If a school

team comes out last, that is no loss of face. __60__ that team and that school must do is to admit that it __61__ . The only intelligent reaction __62__ defeat must be: next year we will do our to a stricter course of

best to come out on top, because from now on we will devote __63__ training under competent instructors. Lessons __64__

in sports can help us in our dealing with other people. But even more

valuable are the lessons learned in extracurricular activities in school: in speech, dramatic and musical contests, in “house” activities, and, especially, in the student council. 57．________ 58.________ 59.________ 60.________

61．________ 62.________ 63.________ 64.________

专题限时训练(二十) (一) 1．a 短语“show an interest in”意为“对??感兴趣”，great 以辅音音素开头，故填 a。 2．it 此空指代问题“how to be an inventor”，故填 it。 3．in have much in common 意为“有许多共同之处”。